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expend
Overview of verb expend
The verb expend has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) use, expend -- (use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions")
2. (2) spend, expend, drop -- (pay out; "spend money")
Grep of noun expend
expender
expending
expenditure
Antonyms of verb expend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb expend
2 senses of expend
Sense 1
use, expend
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb expend
2 senses of expend
Sense 1
use, expend
=> pervert, misuse, abuse
=> abuse
=> spare
=> take, occupy, use up
=> waste, blow, squander
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> afford
=> blow
=> wanton, wanton away, trifle away
=> underspend
=> misspend
=> penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
=> invest, put, commit, place
=> save, economize, economise
=> lay out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb expend
2 senses of expend
Sense 1
use, expend
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> pay
'Cause To' of verb expend
Derived Forms of verb expend
2 senses of expend
Sense 1
use, expend
RELATED TO>(noun) expenditure#3
=> consumption, using up, expenditure
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
RELATED TO>(adj) expensive#1
=> expensive
RELATED TO>(noun) expender#1
=> spender, disburser, expender
RELATED TO>(noun) expenditure#1
=> outgo, expenditure, outlay
RELATED TO>(noun) expenditure#2
=> expending, expenditure
RELATED TO>(noun) expending#1
=> expending, expenditure
Domain of verb expend
Domain Terms of verb expend
Familiarity of verb expend
expend used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb expend
2 senses of expend
Sense 1
use, expend
EX: They expend the money
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something on somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb expend
1 of 2 senses of expend
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
> pay
=> subsidize, subsidise
=> finance
=> put up, contribute
=> compensate, recompense, remunerate
=> overpay
=> underpay
=> prepay
=> go Dutch
=> compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
=> tithe
=> remit
=> redeem, pay off
=> spend, expend, drop
=> bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> refund, return, repay, give back
=> foot, pick
=> disburse, pay out
=> charge
=> pay cash
=> defray
=> kick back
=> prefer
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb expend
Sense 1
use, expend
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Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> pay
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Grep of verb expend
expend
Grep of adj expend
expendable
expended
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